813 East Main Street

Albion, IN 46701

Phone (260) 636-7197

or 1-800-811-6861

Fax (260)636-3321

Monday, Tuesday,

& Thursday

9:00am-7:00pm

Wednesday

9:00am-8:00pm

Friday

9:00am-6:00pm

Saturday

10:00am-2:00pm

104 Ley Street

Avilla, IN 46710

Phone & Fax:

(260) 897-3900

Monday, Wednesday

Thursday & Friday

9:00am-5:00pm

Tuesday

11:00am-7:00pm

Saturday

10:00am-2:00pm

120 Jefferson Street

Cromwell, IN 46732

Phone & Fax:

(260) 856-2119

Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday & Friday

9:00am-5:00pm

Thursday

10:00am-6:00pm

Saturday

9:00am-1:00pm

All NCPL branches will be closed December 24 & 25 for the holidays. Branches will close at 5pm Tuesday, Dec. 31.

public library DECEMBER 2013

w w w . n o b l e c o . l i b . i n . u s

At the close of another year, NCPL staff gratefully pauses to wish you a warm & happy holiday season…

Happy Holidays

Sandy Petrie

Jennifer Steffey

Amanda Mawhorter

Bev Guthrie

Suzie Pender

Erika Hile

Nancy Schaff

Wanda Brown

Derrick Leatherman

Jerrod Leatherman

Tammy Magnuson

Kelly Parks

Sierra Marsh

Zac Rexroad

Taylor Loshe

Janet Harper

Cyndi Schlemmer

Kendra Martin

Sarah Knopp

Victoria Ferguson

Harvena Richards

Lou Ann Thiel

Tammy Comparet

Nichole Rorick

Afterschool Movie

Smurfs 2 Thursday, Dec. 5

3:30-5pm

Storytime Wednesdays

Dec. 4 & 11 at 10am

Book Buddies Wednesday, Dec. 18

10am

After School Club Thursday, Dec. 12

3:30-4:30pm

Storytime For kids aged 2-6. Join us for stories, songs, crafts & games!

Thursdays 10am Dec. 5 & 12

No Storytime Dec. 26 due to break

After School Special

Let’s Make Christmas

Cards! Tuesday, Dec. 3 3:30-4:30pm

Storytime Tuesdays at 10am

Dec. 3 & 17 at 10am

Afterschool Movie

Despicable Me 2 Tuesday, Dec. 17

3:30pm

Book Buddies Thursday, Dec. 19

10am

Rated PG Rated PG

After School Special

Cocoa Workshop A special holiday-themed

program featuring “cocoa cubes” and dipped spoons we will make as gifts after

trying them ourselves!

Thursday, Dec. 19 3:30-4:30pm

After School Special

Holiday Mail for HEROES!

Wednesday, Dec. 4 3:15-4:30pm

Despicable Me 2 Albion Elementary

Wednesday, Dec. 11

3:15-5pm Wolf Lake Elementary

Tuesday, Dec. 17 3:15-5pm

After School Club notice: during the months of Dec., Jan., Feb. and March After School Club will take place at

Albion Elementary school from 3:15—4:30pm. This will avoid the children having to walk to the library in inclem-

ent weather. Questions? Call Kelly at 260-636-7197.

After School Club Wednesday, Dec. 18

3:15-4:30pm

No programming Dec. 23 thru Jan. 3 due to Central Noble break

Book Buddies Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 10am

No programming Dec. 25 & 26 due to West Noble break

After School Club Tuesday, Dec. 10

Holiday Crafts

3:30-4:30pm No Afterschool Club Dec. 24 & 31

due to East Noble break

WEST The House Without a Christmas Tree by Gail Rock Thursday, Dec. 19 1:30pm

EAST The Myth of You and Me by Leah Stewart Thursday, Dec. 12 Noon

December’s recipe

Cake Mix Cut-Out Cookies

Mix ingredients well.

Chill dough for two hours.

Roll out on floured surface and cut with cookie cutters.

Decorate as desired.

Bake at 350 degree for 12-15 minutes on a greased

or lined cookie sheet. Makes three dozen

Try a sample at your branch Wednesday, Dec. 18!

NCPL WINTER WEATHER CLOSINGS: Announcements will be made on TV stations 21 and 23,

radio stations WMEE, WOWO and WBCL. Be sure to check our Facebook page!

NCPL East features East Noble art show participants

The artwork of East Noble art

students kindergarten through

sixth grade was on display at

NCPL East in Avilla November

16th through 23rd. This impres-

sive collection of unique pieces

included work done in 3-D,

chalks, paint, crayons, and

handmade stamps.

1 Funfetti box cake mix 1 stick slightly softened butter (not margarine or light butter)

1 t vanilla extract 2 eggs

Accidentally Amish by Olivia Newport

Critical Mass by Sara Paretsky

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell

Promise of an Angel by Ruth Reid

Sycamore Row by John Grisham

Wolves of Midwinter by Anne Rice

Alligiant by Veronica Roth

Communication by Peter Clines

Days of Blood and Star Light by Laini Taylor

Hide & Seek: a Lying Game Novel

by Sara Shephard

Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Revealed: a House Novel

by P.C. Cast & Kristina Cast

Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson Flip Flop and the Bees by Janice Levy

Magical Christmas Horse by Mary Higgins Clark

Janitors by Tyler Whitesides

Little Tree Found by Troy Schmidt

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

by Eric Litwan

Touchdown for Danny Dozer

by Kathryn Cristaldi

Zombie Chasers by John Kloepher

Murder at Fenway Park by Troy Soos

Choke Point by Ridley Pearson

The Sweetheart’s Knitting Club by Lori Wilde

The Prize by Julie Garwood

Mistress by James Patterson

One Heart To Win by Johanna Lindsey

Ke$ha One Direction Kelly Clarkson Gavin DeGraw

The Internship PG

Parkland PG-13

Grownups 2 PG-13

Shrek: The Musical G

Thomas the Tank Engine: Santa’s Little Engine G

Walt Disney Classics: The Tortoise and the Hare G

White House

Down PG-13

After Earth PG-13

Beverly Hills Cop R

Home Alone PG

Pacific Rim PG-13

Interview with the

Vampire R

West

Breaking Bad Season 2

Hot In Cleveland Season 3

East

Dexter Season 2

Glee Season 4

Central

Charmed Final season

True Blood Season 2

Adult books

Juvenile books

New on DVD & Blu-Ray

Teen books

TV series

New on DVD

New from Freegal

New Playaways

New on OverDrive

HOME “FUR”

THE HOLIDAYS

Pet Adopt-A-

Thon! – The Humane Society of Noble County will be at

Noble County Public Library Central for a holiday meet &

greet with adoptable shelter animals. We’ll create fleece

blankets, cat toys hand-made by YOU and other items to

donate to the shelter. We will follow with a storytime and a

chance to get a holiday picture taken with the animals! Give

them a chance at a ―fur-ever‖ home this holiday, or just

come in for a visit. NCPL CENTRAL Saturday, Dec. 7 -

donation activities from 11:30-12:30; meet & greet

from 12:30-2pm.

HOT READS FOR COLD NIGHTS

ADULT READING CHALLENGE! – NCPL challenges

you to enjoy some ―hot reads‖ this winter! Can you find a

book that has the word ―winter‖ in the

title? How about a book that has a hot

cup of coffee on the cover? These are just

a few of the challenges you can under-

take to get you reading this winter! When

you’ve finished a book fill out a book slip

and drop it in a prize box at your local

branch. The more books you read, the

better your chances of winning. See flyer

for reading challenges or feel free to challenge yourself.

Contest runs through February28 with winners being drawn

March 3. Good luck! NCPL CENTRAL Begins Monday,

Dec. 16

Coming in January! – Genre Book Club! We’re

starting a new book club and the books are chosen by

YOU! A genre will be assigned to each month (January’s

genre will be fiction). Pick any piece of fiction that’s new to

you, read it, and we’ll meet to discuss it. Can’t meet? Don’t

worry - the discussion will be taken to Facebook. Call Suzie

at 260-636-7197 for more info. The first meeting will be

held the second Wednesday of each month from 6-7pm.

LUCKY U CERAMICS – Join us at Lucky U Ceramics to

paint a gift for the holidays. We will meet at Lucky U on

the east side of the courthouse square

downtown Albion at 3:30pm. In order to

come to this event you must register

with Erika at NCPL Central by Wednes-

day, Dec. 4. NCPL CENTRAL Thursday,

Dec. 5 at 3:30pm.

CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD! – We will

learn the traditions of other nations for this festive time of

year. Let’s sample delicious food while listening to tradi-

tional music from other countries. NCPL CENTRAL

Thursday, Dec. 12 at 3:30-5pm.

TEEN ’YEAR IN REVIEW’ – You are going to be FA-

MOUS!!! We will be making a book to publish that will let

us all remember for years to come what was ―hot‖ and

what was ―not‖! Maybe some favorite music or an awesome

pair of jeans? You say ―LOL‖ was soooooo ―last year‖, but

what took its place? What is it from 2013 that you want

people to remember? NCPL CENTRAL Thursday, Dec. 19

at 3-5pm.

HOLIDAY FUN – This may be your last chance to

make gifts for those special people for Christmas! Come for

a day filled with games, crafts, food, fun and of course, a

MOVIE! NCPL CENTRAL Monday, Dec. 23 from 11am-

5pm.

Wreath magic

Old books and glue guns were put to good use to make unique decorative wreaths in a class held recently at NCPL Central. The girls above left, used only the ―W‖ pages out of an old dictionary because their last name begins with W.

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